Category Archive: 'Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy'
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
“Manzanar National Historic Site preserves the stories and resources of Manzanar for this and future generations. We will facilitate a park experience that weaves the stories of the various occupations of Manzanar faithfully, completely, and accurately. Manzanzar Historic Site will provide leadership for the protection and interpretation of associated sties. From this [...]
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Monday, June 29th, 2009
View the Fun in the Park collection on flickr.
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Friday, June 26th, 2009
Triumph of the Heart
The World Wall is a traveling installation mural that envisions a future without fear. It was conceived by Chicana mural artist and UCLA Professor Judith F. Baca and coordinated by the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) in celebration of 30 years of community-based, participatory public arts projects. The World Wall [...]
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Thursday, June 25th, 2009
Located on the north end of Chinatown, St. Bridget’s Chinese Catholic Center has been a centering force for Los Angeles’s Chinese community since its founding in 1940. Each Sunday, the newly remodeled church hosts one service in English and one in Cantonese.
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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Named for Father Junipero Serra, the founder of the California mission system and the first 9 of the 21 missions, the park is located in El Pueblo at the east side of the Plaza. Father Serra first visited the Los Angeles area in 1782, and resisted the fledgling civilian settlement on the grounds that [...]
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Seven Los Angeles buildings that experts say have played significant roles in the lives of local African Americans have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places, authorities have announced… .
The newly designated landmarks include three buildings designed by Paul R. Williams, who in the 1920s is said to have been the only licensed [...]
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Everyday Heroes, Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy, Public Art, Urban Parks Movement
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
Anahuak Youth Sports Association, Urban Semillas, and The City Project invite you to have fun in the park this weekend!
Rio de Los Angeles is a world-class, balanced park with active and passive recreation that meets the needs of
the community as defined by the community. The park is a best practice example [...]
Posted in Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus Infrastructure Justice, Everyday Heroes, Fun in the Park, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Heritage Parkscape, L.A. River, Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy, Native American Sites, Olmsted Vision, Public Art, The City Project, Transit to Trails, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
Friday, June 12th, 2009
Visit the coverage of the Olmsted Plan by clicking here.
Visit the complete KCET webstory on the L.A. River by clicking here.
Learn more about the Olmsted plan Parks, Playgrounds and Beaches for the Los Angeles Region here.
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Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Preliminary findings from a recent Sacramento State survey found that visitors to California’s state parks spend an average of $4.32 billion per year in park-related expenditures, based on attendance estimates by state Parks and Recreation of about 74.9 million visitors a year.
The survey, commissioned and funded by the California Parks and Recreation Department and conducted [...]
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Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Visit the coverage the work of Judy Baca and SPARC on the Great Wall of Los Angeles along the L.A. River by clicking here.
Visit the complete KCET webstory on the L.A. River by clicking here.
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Everyday Heroes, Fun in the Park, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Heritage Parkscape, L.A. River, Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy, Native American Sites, Olmsted Vision, Public Art, Schools and Communities, The City Project, Transit to Trails, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement